May 19, 2026 - 02:25 PM - 0 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டின் முதல் 06 மாத காலப்பகுதிக்குள் தற்போதைய நீர் கட்டணத்தை எவ்வித திருத்தங்களுமின்றி அவ்வாறே பேணிச் செல்வதற்கு அமைச்சரவை அங்கீகாரம் வழங்கியுள்ளது. வீடமைப்பு, நிர்மாணத்துறை மற்றும்...
The Sri Lankan Rupee recorded a lower value against the US Dollar today (19). The buying rate of the US Dollar stood at 328.23 rupees today, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The selling rate stood at 338.07...
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised the India–Sri Lanka Business Forum: Partnering in Sri Lanka’s Growth and Investment and the CII – Ceylon Chamber...
The Sri Lankan Rupee has rapidly weakened against the US Dollar, and the effect is visible across the board, as major foreign currencies, specifically the US Dollar, the British Pound, and the Euro, continue to...
At least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said. A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now...
When President Trump measures success by counting how many Iranian leaders the US and Israel have killed or how many Iranian boats or missile launchers have been destroyed, he’s looking at the “wrong metric”, argues a...
The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play...
A panel of experts led by the World Health Organization will meet on Tuesday to discuss if there are any vaccine options to help tackle a major Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been...
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has presented a report on negotiations with the US and Tehran’s proposals during a meeting with members of the National Security Committee of the Parliament, IRNA...
US tech giants are set to shake off the competition from cheap, open-source Chinese artificial intelligence models as investments in infrastructure drive down token costs and fuel a wave of demand for agentic AI,...
The Reserve Bank is growing increasingly anxious about price pressures building in the economy. Speaking in Sydney today, the RBA's chief economist, Sarah Hunter, said the warning signs of further price hikes were...
Special bilateral and delegation-level discussions took place in Oslo between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. The meeting took place during the Indian Prime Minister's...
The use of force by the United States in the Middle East situation cannot solve problems, and dialogue is the only right choice, said China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a China–U. S. Summit briefing. “Negotiation may...
A husband died after a couple returning home from a wedding fell down an embankment, Nawalapitiya Police stated. The woman injured in the incident received treatment at the Nawalapitiya Hospital. The incident occurred...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the "Ranaviru Sevana" wellness resort in Ragama this morning (19) to inquire about the well-being of the military personnel receiving residential treatment there. The President...
The joint opposition submitted a letter to the Special Presidential Commission investigating coal fraud today (19). The letter bore the signatures of eight individuals representing the United National Party, United...
Funds allocated this year for new projects of the Urban Development Authority must be properly utilised within this financial year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated. The President indicated this during a...
A person sustained serious injuries during an explosion that happened at a state-owned rest house in Kekirawa this morning. According to Kekirawa Police the injured person, a 38-year-old individual, was initially...
Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia to secure technological and investment cooperation aimed at upgrading the railway services. The agreement was finalised between the Russian Ministry of...
Xi Jinping told Trump that Putin may "regret" invasion of Ukraine – FT Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told US President Donald Trump during talks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin may ultimately regret his invasion of...
COLOMBO (News 1st); Fifteen deaths due to dengue have been reported so far this year, with a total of 29,589 cases recorded nationwide, according to health authorities. Specialist Dr. Prasheela Samaraweera of the...
COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (19) visited the “Ranaviru Sevana” rehabilitation centre in Ragama, where he inquired about the wellbeing of military personnel receiving residential...
அமெரிக்க டொலருக்கு நிகரான இலங்கை ரூபாயின் பெறுமதி மீண்டும் வீழ்ச்சியடைந்துள்ளதாக இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி அறிவித்துள்ளது. மத்திய வங்கி இன்று (19) வெளியிட்டுள்ள உத்தியோகபூர்வ தினசரி நாணய மாற்று வீத அறிக்கையின்படி, அமெரிக்க...
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அரசாங்கத்தின் திறைசேரியில் பணம் பொங்கி வழியும் ஒரு தருணத்தில், மக்களுக்கு நிவாரணம் வழங்குவதற்குப் பதிலாக, மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை எரிபொருள் விலையை அதிகரிக்க நேரிடும் என ஜனாதிபதி தெரிவிக்கும் கூற்று எந்த அடிப்படையில் அமைந்தது...
විවාහ උත්සවයකට සහභාගි වී නැවත නිවෙස බලා පැමිණෙමින් සිටි අඹුසැමි යුවළක් පස් කණ්ඩියකින් පහළට වැටීමෙන් සිදුවූ අනතුරකින් සැමියා ජීවිතක්ෂයට පත්ව ඇති බව නාවලපිටිය පොලිසිය පවසනවා. එම හදිසි අනතුරින් තුවාල ලැබූ කාන්තාව මේ වන විට...
ගල් අඟුරු වංචා විමර්ශනය කිරීම සඳහා වූ විශේෂ ජනාධිපති කොමිසම වෙත අද (19) ඒකාබද්ධ විපක්ෂය ලිපියක් භාරදුන්නා.ඒ, හිටපු අමාත්ය මහාචාර්ය ජී.එල්. පීරිස්, හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී ප්රේමනාත් සී දොලවත්ත, නව ජනතා පෙරමුණේ නායක...
නාගරික සංවර්ධන අධිකාරියේ නව ව්යාපෘති වෙනුවෙන් මෙම වසරේ වෙන් කරන ලද ප්රතිපාදන මෙම මූල්ය වර්ෂය තුළදීම නිසි පරිදි යෙදවීම අවශ්ය බව ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක පවසනවා.ඒ නාගරික සංවර්ධන අධිකාරියේ නිලධාරීන් ජනාධිපති සමග...
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) North Western Provincial Office successfully organised a networking meeting with a delegation from the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) and potential exporters on...
Marcos says Philippines would be involved in any Taiwan conflict Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments MANILA – The Philippines would likely be involved in any potential conflict over Taiwan due...
– The Philippines would likely be involved in any potential conflict over Taiwan due to its proximity, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said, reiterating a stance that risks riling Beijing. “In the Philippines,...
U. S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed against his own government over the...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay issued a message on Monday evening marking Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, stating that the memories of Mullivaikkal must remain in the hearts of Tamils and reaffirming support...
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war roiled global markets. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% in morning trading to 60,433.79, erasing initial gains after the...
Iran’s recent proposal to the United States calls for the lifting of sanctions on Tehran, the release of frozen Iranian funds and an end to the marine blockade on the country, Iran’s Deputy Foreign minister Kazem...
A 33-year-old tourist from Tamil Nadu died in a tragic accident after being trapped under an elephant during a sudden confrontation between two captive elephants. The incident happened at the famous Dubare Elephant Camp...